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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Even though a few of the scripts were disappointing, the show did offer a lot of opportunity for the actors to show off their skills. Most noticeably Graham and Ryan. Unfortunately for both the actress and the character, Yasmin's role was rather small. I would have loved to have seen her Police experience or drive for career success make a return in the show. The police stuff was only mentioned twice in episodes outside of ep 1. Not enough.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">The Doctor's performance was mostly great with some exceptions of either too much dialogue or just stupid dialogue. I could not tell whether they were trying to put David Tennant's Doctor's personality into her mouth or they were trying something extra wacky but either way it didn't work. I like her when she's fun but don't go overboard with gibberjabber because it just gets awkward... and not in a Dad joke kind of way. (Mum joke) But I could tell from episode 1 she was going to be a good Doctor and when the right moments come she shines. Costume is awesome too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>1. It takes you away</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">WHY? I love a good twisty turny sci fi story that balances the nerdy with the emotional. The first half of this episode is awkward script wise but the production saves it. Second half of the episode is great in both script and production. I love most things about the episode. Grace's tricky return, the beardy man and his wife, the Doctors frog speech and even the scary red tunnel world with that balloon man</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">I could watch the last few moments of this episode over and over again. It really pushes home this Doctor's ideas of friendship. And goes super wacky just like i like it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>2. The woman who fell to earth</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">WHY? The opening episode was a little bit grim. But actually it gave a lot of hope for the series. It was super dramatic, the music was excellent and the acting was superb all the way through (And hardly no awkward dialogue). Everyone did a pretty good job on this one and Jodie sold herself as The Doctor. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">WHY? This may be a controversial one.... Yes the biggest problem with this episode is they never take a break to breath, not for one moment.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">But I don't care. I love the monster, I love The Doctor in this one and there are some really good supporting moments as well. It's a strong episode with problems I can easily overlook for some genuine entertainment. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">WHY? Apart from the space racist this episode was very thoughtfully put together through script and production. It would have been a very important episode to shoot and you can see a lot of thought went into it. Only problem is that song at the end sucked. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">WHY? This episode was so fun to watch until the end when beating the dumb alien seemed more important than keeping the episode good.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">WHY? It's a mess and the accents annoy me. But characters are good and the ending is strong.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">WHY? It's a pretty strong episode. Not quite strong enough to get in my top 4. I like a road trip movie on foot with disappearing tents. Plus the guest actors were some of the best of the series (later to be topped by Alan Cumming).</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">But... a lot of unexplained tasters of things to never come in this one.. false hopes... stupid robots.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">WHY? Fun story, I think the budget sort of let this one down. But still good times.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">WHY? I need to watch it again but I thought it was boring on first viewing. Budget was cool and the tooth fairy man did a good performance. But story was meh, needed more fleshing out... better as a two parter perhaps? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">This will only be a short review. Mostly because I'd like to recommend you go and read my friends one which is... better. </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><a href="http://www.jjtng.com/2015/01/jack-and-cuckoo-clock-heart-review.html">http://www.jjtng.com/2015/01/jack-and-cuckoo-clock-heart-review.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">Before I begin, I'd like to point out that all of my thoughts reflect the English Dub of the film and not the original French release. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">All of the characters were likable, even the quite two dimensional villain at times.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">Plus I'm a sucker for romance. The story of Jack's journey to find the girl he fell in love with after one musical meeting was highly enjoyable. And even with the english dub, the dialogue between their developing relationship was believable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">Visually everything was beautiful and always creative. The accordian type train was excellent! And the interesting characters that filled the carnival always gave me something to look at. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">Also why did Miss Acacia (The female lead) go against Jack so fast after speaking with the villain towards the end? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">Her anger seemed to be fueled by selfishness. It felt kind of like she was angry because SHE would be upset if she'd caused him to die. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">Maybe it was just me that got that impression. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">Those, and the quite random Jack the Ripper moment (<i>Mentioned in JJTNG's Review</i>) are my only problems with it really. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">Animation wise.. hey, it's not Pixar. But unlike something like <i>Monster in Paris</i>, the bad animation is less noticable with such a style. It pulls it off.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">Other than that, it's beautiful and sad and wonderful.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;"> he a CRAZY PERSON?' you may be asking yourself. Well, yep. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">I'm a huge Peter Pan fan, as I am with a few other source materials. I'll most likely be giving the <i>Peanuts Movie</i> the same two rating treatment.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2px;">I want to seperate my fandom with the quality of the film. As a huge fan of the story of Peter Pan, for me, the film will either get it right or wrong. But as a general movie goer, it takes a lot more than a twinkle of fairy dust to impress.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Let's get that fan rating out of the way shall we?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">I'm not really the biggest fan of the Peter Pan prequels of the past. I could hardly sit through the <i>Neverland</i> TV series (2011). It felt very fake, broken, confusing and boring.... Of course I will give it another go later... But something that takes me 3 goes can't be that great.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">The <i>Peter and the Starcatchers </i>Prequel books are not all that bad really. But I'd say not film worthy. So I was quite scared by the prospect of another picture to ruin the name of Peter Pan.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Why not just make a film based on the official sequel book, <i>Peter Pan in Scarlet</i>? That would make a wonderfully creepy film. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">But hey, let's give<i> Pan</i> a go. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">Marvellous! Best adaptation since </span><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">Hook</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;"> (1991). </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">In this fan review, I have to say I enjoyed it quite a lot. There were so many brilliant ideas to make it stand up as it's own story and a loving tribute to Peter Pan. It just got more magical as it went on and although subtle, the characters stayed true to their original personalities.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">I wanted to sit back and enjoy the magic, but it kept bugging me... this feeling. In my mind, Neverland has always been that place in between being awake and asleep. It's where kids escape, it's a dream world. I think this is referenced in the original novel. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">But you don't need to think too much into it for this theory to work for <i>Pan</i> as well. Pan, abandoned by his mother to live in a horrible place like that? Of course he would dream of the most wonderful escapes at bed time. Or even when awake.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Whether the film was trying to portray this or not (Although BlackBeard does mention Neverland being a dream briefly) this ticked a box for me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Now here are my negative points as part of the Fan review. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">The very end of the film is uplifting as Peter is finally able to fly. This idea has been built up through the story so we're all expecting an astonishing moment of flight. It WAS!!! Kind of... Where were Pan's leafy green clothes? I know that was the excellent ending of <i>Hook</i> as well but come on! For a moment, when the fairies were surrounding Peter in flight, I thought they may have been making it for him... Which may have been odd but still. Certainly missed his famous look for the finale scenes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Oh by the way, I've not mentioned the 2003 <i>Peter Pan</i> film. This might be because... I didn't really like it. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">Pan is way better, even with it's problems. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">I even preferred the <i>live NBC</i> play to the 2003 film. Hey, Allison Williams was a great Peter, really brought the Robin Williams spark to the show. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">Sorry, got distracted there. Why was Tigerlily old? (Rooney Mara) ....Well not old, but you know, she's a lot older than Peter. It's not the biggest thing, but I kind of like the idea that it would connect up to the other material where she is a child. I did really like Tigerlily though, but... maybe would have preferred her to have a different name. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">OR maybe Hook and her have a child they name Tigerlily........... that would make the original Peter Pan very interesting....</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">Also why was Hook american? You know, that bothered me when I first saw the trailer but no more! The actor (Garrett Hedlund) made it his own! I'd have it no other way. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Oh completely forgot about <b>SMEEE!</b> What a brilliant casting choice (Adeel Akhtar) </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">and I was overjoyed to see him working alongside Hook in the early days. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">Another big move in the Peter Pan story is the new idea that <b>(BIG SPOILER ALERT)</b> Pan's father was a fairy and mother a Neverland warrior. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">It's weird, considering all of the other versions run off the fact that his mother closed the window or lost him. But I really don't mind, to be honest it explains his power of flight better than <i>he's just more special than everyone else in Neverland</i>. I know he is meant to be able to fly because he thinks the happiest of thoughts but I did always think that was a bit unfair on the other characters. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">A complaint about this idea though, why didn't Peter care about his father? He learnt he has a father and yet he was only interested in meeting his mother. I understand, she is the one he has been thinking about all of this time. But you got a father as well! Mention him.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">I didn't really like how the vision of his mother came to life at the end. I would have preferred her image remain a mystery to him. Making further stories plausible with his feeling of being lost. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Lastly for the fan review... I hope there is a sequel planned because it's going to really annoy me not seeing why Hook goes the way he goes. But then again, can't make a sequel about a boy that never grows up with a boy that has grown up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Phew, now for me to step back and acknowledge the film as a film. Firstly, let's get this out of the way... Hugh Jackman was amazing. Every line performed by his character was fantastic. We already knew he was good with </span><i style="line-height: 18.2px;">Wolverine</i><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"> and </span><i style="line-height: 18.2px;">Les Miserables</i><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"> but this role definitely showed off a new side to him.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Also that musical moment Blackbeard uses earlier on in the picture calls for both a 'What the??' and a 'Whooooaaa'. Hey, it works! You'll know what I'm talking about when you see it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Unfortunately this film suffers from some big problems. Fast editing, a rushed ending and.. kind of bad direction. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Now, when I say bad direction, that can't possibly be the whole film. Of course not! This film looks and feels beautiful, with very nice visuals throughout. But every now and then there would be a moment where I felt confused about where characters were in the location. Perhaps the visuals were not clear enough, back to the animatic!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">This is not helped by the very fast editing that hits in certain scenes. Scenes of note are the trampoline scenes with the natives and the two ships side by side in the climax. I could hardly tell what was going on half of the time and it really took me out of the m</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">oment.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">I have started to notice this with some newer films out there. I guess kids could just be better at processing information in shorter times than.. me? Probably.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">The other issue is the ending is not really that strong. This is awkward because I said I would not put spoilers in this part... hmm. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Oh whatever, I'll just say this... No one needed Peter for anything. He was... kind of there just to wake up some other characters so they could save the day.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">What's even weirder about that is these other characters just witnessed their own kind get massacred so you'd think that would wake them up... nope... </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">That's a bit silly. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Another issue with the film is during an emotional scene with Peter and Blackbeard, the music feels unnecessary. Sticking in driving music like that just turns it into a video game cutscene or something.That could have hit a lot harder. Saying that, I did enjoy the rest of the music throughout.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">I didn't mean for my Fan review to be super positive and my Regular review to be just negative... That really should not be the case...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Because this film is a<b> joy</b>. Almost all of the ideas are so creative and wonderful for the world of Peter Pan. The characters dialogue is all very good and so are the performances. I really liked everyone! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Also, referring to some complaining on the web that the natives were not real native american actors or did not feel like a proper tribe because of their various nationalities. Don't mind at all! Worked really well for me. If this were all a dream world then why not have a bunch of different aboriginal cultures as part of an islands tribe, these are the original owners after all. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">I'd really like to see a sequel, though I doubt that will happen with the aging of the kid actor and whatever other reasons.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">"T</span><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">o die would be an awfully great adventure"</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">*Puff of smoke*</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Thoughtful, inventive and fun. Inside Out is one of the best movies of the year and definitely up there with the Pixar greats. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Those points aside the script works for both children and adults. Children appreciating a realisation of emotions, humour and action scenes. The adults appreciating the re-visiting of their growth and how in-depth Riley's reactions are to the emotions themselves. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">If nothing else, the film deserves a writing award. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">MAD MAX: FURY ROAD is just... well mad... It's a feature length action packed car chase weaved through a relatively basic, but powerful plot. Right from the start I was at the edge of my seat, straight away invested in where Max's journey would take him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Before I begin bringing up any negative points, I must make it clear that these issues are relatively small among the grand scale of cinematic art that this feature is. The driving action, cinematography, stunts and interesting characters will make this an instant DVD purchase for me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Some people online are both negatively and positively sa</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ying that C</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">harlize Theron's 'Furiosa' character is more of a main character than Tom Hardy's 'Max' (Unlike previous films). </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">I would argue that both of these were equal main characters in both heroics and screen time. It's just that it was Furiosa's story that was being told. In fact, I would have preferred more of Furiosa's backstory revealed as it seemed to only scratch the surface. But for what it was, great performance from Charlize Theron. One of my favourite scenes is when Furiosa attempts to kill Max.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZJHHRWlRbC0Q641iN1fiCVHM_Pb-wnlkGe8Y2wQbgHRIq-do8FzU3OfH7665v8HBUNV8p-oXUHliKoYlBYe5_YejEQ0Mc4405c-v0KxKT4JmETHDNmlXp90Gn6e__VKRPp2sHQSVHQs/s1600/furyroad.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZJHHRWlRbC0Q641iN1fiCVHM_Pb-wnlkGe8Y2wQbgHRIq-do8FzU3OfH7665v8HBUNV8p-oXUHliKoYlBYe5_YejEQ0Mc4405c-v0KxKT4JmETHDNmlXp90Gn6e__VKRPp2sHQSVHQs/s320/furyroad.png" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">I absolutely love the way Max was written into this film. Beginning with him as an incidental part of a much bigger event. Working his way in, to be an integral part of the plot a little further into the script. It kept me anxious, watching how he was to become involved and how he would escape. Tom Hardy's physical performance is excellent. His subtle hand gestures and facial expressions speak perfectly for Max's character. Unfortunately, there were quite a few moments that Tom Hardy began talking a bit like BANE. Clearer speaking please Tom, I have no idea what you're saying. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Nicholas Hoult's character 'Nux' was another brilliant highlight. The performance is both insane and thoughtful. His character ends up being the most human and relatable one on screen. It's the quality in writing of characters like Nux and Furiosa that I feel, separate the original trilogy from FURY ROAD.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Before I conclude I wanted to throw in some nitpicks. For one, the leads come across a tribe in the desert. They have obviously been there a while and had to leave a previously destroyed home. This tribe appear to be surviving in the desert, with their own security setup as well. But when they are asked where home is, they say there is none.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Then how can they be surviving in the desert? Where do they find water and shelter? Where do they keep their bikes? Do they just sit in the sand all day? </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Oh yeah, action scenes... </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">you may need to press pause and go for a milkshake and a sleep (Or whatever you do to relax) before continuing when you get this on DVD. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">There was a flame thrower guitar player dude that seemed to me a bit <i>Brutal Legend</i> and it was awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">MAD MAX: FURY ROAD. You won't have seen a film quite like this one, and you probably won't for a while. The action is 10/10 and there is enough great plot in there for the viewer to be fully invested.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Watching something like <i>Spongebob Squarepants,</i> it is not out of place to expect some funny moments. I loved the original series as a kid and also enjoyed the first film adaptation (That a lot of people did not.) Personally, I thought the first film was both smart and funny. This one is neither.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Sponge Out of Water is, for the most part, kind of boring. There are definitely some good ideas thrown in there, like having Plankton and Spongebob team up! This is such a great idea and I could see something interesting TRYING to break free. But nothing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">If one were to ask me if I found the film funny, I'd say.... "Well... there was this ONE scene." That's right! One scene made me laugh out loud. It involved a dolphin played by Brit actor, Matt Berry. It is such an absurd idea with brilliant visuals and a great voice performance from Berry. I give that scene a 10/10. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The lovable character of the past, Patrick, is now really selfish and deliberately mean to Spongebob. (Although I have since discovered this was actually a development made in the modern TV series between films.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Squidward is practically not in this film, and when he does appear at the end as a magical super hero he seems to be out of character.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The look of the CGI is fine, but does not really make sense when the characters have been able to travel to the real world without needing to change dimensions in past films/episodes. I admit that's a silly nitpick but it just bugged me. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">All that negativity</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> aside, as a 2d film most of it looks pretty and is refreshing to see on a big screen in these desperate times. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The travelling montages are very fun, experimental and have a great tune by Pharrell Williams that kind of speaks for the whole films style. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">But ultimately the film has bad pacing, it's not funny and the plot is only half interesting. But there is a</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">hilarious scene involving a dolphin. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Go watch the first film if you want to watch something with actual personality. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i>Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit</i> was enjoyable mainly because it was Wallace and Gromit but it's predictability was just urgh. <i>Flushed Away</i> had a great structure, a better story than previous and some great jokes. But visually, it's not going to beat that stop-motion charm Aardman are known for. <i>Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists</i> was sure enjoyable but did fall on a kind of weak story and not enough quick fire gags. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Best of all, it's pretty much a silent movie. None of the lead animal characters talk and the humans only speak in dramatic mumbles. This gives opportunity for the stop-motion animators to really concentrate on the subtle facial expressions of the models. I was watching a moment Shaun came to a realisation and noticed as his eye lids reacted in such a small but perfect way I knew exactly how he felt. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The story is entertaining and there is literally a visual gag around every corner. It never feels like it's dragging on and the characters are as lovable as ever.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">You don't need to see the series to enjoy this film, although it may help to get to know some of the sheep in the flock better. Unfortunately, the story does not really offer much space for the side characters to shine like they may have done on TV. But it's not that important as they are represented as side characters, and not underdeveloped main characters. (Like in Big Hero 6). The main plot here revolves around a simple idea involving Shaun the Sheep and the Farmer.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The only complaint I would give this film is I'd like to have seen more of the developing friendship between Shaun and Bitzer (Thank goodness they went back to the original design) as it is sometimes implyed while they still seem quite distant. Again, this is something that is shown more in the series. But as I assume Shaun and Bitzer both feel the same way about the Farmer I'd expect they'd connect more during the adventure to find him.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i>Shaun the Sheep Movie</i> reminded me of the original three <i>Wallace and Gromit </i>episodes as well as classic British humour of the past, like <i>Mr. Bean</i>! (Another mostly silent piece) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Plus the soundtrack was great accompanying the animation, including the two pop star guests, Eliza Doolittle and RizzleKicks. Both of which I am a fan of."</span></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164425413224549380.post-130868673163632022015-04-10T04:26:00.001-07:002015-10-05T00:30:39.621-07:00Home Review<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Home</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Thankfully 'Home' is a Hit. The story is charming, the friendship is wonderful between the two leads. Even the side characters are quite funny. The main human lead, Tip, is such an amazingly constructed 3D model. Definately one of the best designed female characters in CGI film so far. Plus, I was shocked to discover Rihanna did the voice! And she is excellent!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">I really liked the scenes where the two characters were wondering around the city. The idea of one human in this taken over world is very enjoyably apocalyptic. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My biggest complaint about this otherwise wonderful film is it does the stupid Disney 'you think they're dead' ending. Blimey, have we not seen that enough? Alan Partridge and Spongebob have already made the best jokes with it. NO MORE. It's predictable, yes, even to the kids. It took me completely out of the moment. I'm sorry if you think this is a spoiler. I don't see it as one as it did not push the plot or character development in any way. </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/2014/moviereview/big-hero-6-20141107/173990/large_rect/1415390964/1401x788-big-hero-6-18.0_030.00_0211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/2014/moviereview/big-hero-6-20141107/173990/large_rect/1415390964/1401x788-big-hero-6-18.0_030.00_0211.jpg" height="179" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other characters thrown into the story to try and make this action hero team of 6 is pointless. They are well designed characters with funny traits but their limited personalities are only enough to be side characters. But as the film goes on they appear to become present more often. Any kind of realistic personality they gather is only seen as a collection of them all. With none having their own individual opinions apart from quicky things.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plus they continuously fail and slow down the plot and are hardly funny. It's a shame though because I quite enjoyed them for the first half.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story was quite predictable, the bad guy was obvious very very early. Even more predictable than Frozen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All these negative comments aside, the film looks beautiful and Hiro, Tadashi and Baymax are a treat to watch on screen. Baymax especially, some laugh out loud animation going on there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also the music is not too bad as well.<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">"</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Full of likable written characters and amazing performances. All of the main cast, especially the lead; Taron Egerton did a wonderful job.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The villain was memorable, the action scenes were fantastic and a bit of heart brought it home.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">This is Stormbreaker but 100 times better and for adults. It's kind of a shame the film is not suitable for a young audience. The only reason I say that is because the Colin Firth Character was so cool with his gadgets and gentlemanly manner he'd have been quite a cool role model. Same for some of the other leads.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Something happens with Michael Caine's character towards the end and it kind of felt tacked on, a bit unconvincing. And afterwards the team felt a bit broken to me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">"This story was very close to home for me. So my experience will most likely differ from others. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">So this is a love story revolving around two people separated by the sea. One lives in the US and one in the UK. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">I think the girl, Anna is a well rounded character with personality both in the relationship and out. Plus she has some fun loving parent characters.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Where as although Jacob's character has ambition and interest, there is a lack of dialogue in his relationship. I'm assuming his character is meant to be a shy one, but even while the relationship is blossoming he seems to just kind of smile and mumble. Luckily though, his emotional performance pulls it through without lines.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Other than that, the themes portrayed and the pacing are all pretty perfect. Most of the conversation between the characters seemed natural and overall it was just an emotional experience. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My Rating:</i><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> 6/10</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">That aside the soundtrack is fantastic and they are constantly throwing new written material out for us. Both Keira and Ruffalo really show their passion for music and there are plenty of wonderful scenes to accompany that. For example the joint ear phones in New York scenes and how Mark first hears Keira's performance while drunk.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">I kind of felt like the film was grasping for the musical fulfillment that maybe 'School of Rock' or 'Frank' gave but not quite getting there.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">It's not bad. It's not going to blow your mind but I like it!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My Rating:</i><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> 7/10</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Firstly, it was a basic kids/family film in that we all '<i>hope</i>' it's a happy ending and it usually is. Occasionally, as film goers we like to see everyone randomly die or be depressed at the end because it is out of the norm. But we must all admit that we still like a good happy ending.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Paper Planes, at it's core is a story about a father and son and where it shines is the build up of that relationship. Surrounding this heartfelt center is a bunch of fun, likable characters to join the ride. Something else I loved about the film is the wonder of travel in the eyes of the lead character. Coming from a junk yard of a home to Sydney and Tokyo!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My Rating:</i><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> 3.5/10</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The beginning of the film is alright while the lead character (Johansson) has a personality. As soon as she gets the super brain power she loses all of that relatability. Throwing away both her emotion and sympathy. The very smart lady wants to shoot everyone. I'm not entirely sure how gaining more knowledge turns you into a nut case.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">At this point the audience has completely no way of relating to her as she is basically a dead eyed killer. We needed more signs of humanity than we were given.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Lucy gains a sidekick who is this french detective with no reason to be there at all and again, no personality. He's just there to get a kiss at the end. Gosh, I found his presence so annoying. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span></span> <a href="https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/scarlette-johanssen-lucy-trailer.jpg?w=937&h=527&crop=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/scarlette-johanssen-lucy-trailer.jpg?w=937&h=527&crop=1" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The bad guys have no personalities, popping up in the stupidest ways and they all talk nonsense. They were played out in such a way I was not sure whether I should laugh or not.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Morgan Freeman stands around and says stuff the whole movie. I did like his character, but probably just because it was Morgan Freeman. He had a believable passion for the studies and if the rest of the movie was not so moronic his research might have sounded a lot more impressive over the visuals. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Here is a quote from a friend.</span> "</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666;">For a film about how smart we could be it was dumb as shit."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span></span> <span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Rotten Tomatoes Rating:<b> 66%</b></i><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">IMDB Rating:<b>6.4/10</b></i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164425413224549380.post-4867572882438538452015-01-12T08:05:00.000-08:002015-01-19T01:21:48.815-08:00Two Night Stand Review<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Two Night Stand</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My Rating:</i><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> 6.5/10</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br />"What I like about this film is it is presented a bit like a bottle episode. The whole plot is based around two characters having to get to know each other because they're stuck inside an apartment.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The performances are good and mostly it's fun to watch the chemistry. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The issues I have with it are the characters are not entirely likable (for me anyway) and perhaps the relationship development takes a few little leaps from hate to... really like each other.. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Also it sticks to a very familiar structure which is a shame as those emotional moments we're just waiting for and then disappointed by. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Those things aside it has a feel good ending like a basic romance should and the two leads do have chemistry so it's worth a look. Not to get personal but I thought the main guy had a creepy face."</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Rotten Tomatoes Rating: <b>32%</b></i><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">IMDB Rating:<b>6.5/10</b></i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164425413224549380.post-59194695099164910882015-01-11T02:08:00.000-08:002015-04-10T10:42:48.370-07:00These Final Hours Review<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">These Final Hours</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My Rating:</i><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> 4.5/10</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">"Shot in the place I grew up I was curious as to how good this biggish blockbuster film would be. Some interesting films have come out of Australia in the past and I was hoping this would be the next one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Unfortunately, it's not the best film ever. No, it's not even the best end of the world film ever. But it's not bad. My problem is the acting of the two leads kind of carry it. The main dude, Actor Nathan Phillips portrays every emotion he can brilliantly. You can clearly see the hurt and thought processes going on in his mind. His chemistry with the little girl is good, but could have been fleshed out a bit more in the script. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The party they go to in the film is a good touch for atmosphere but any story progression there just seems weak. Shouting at a girl and her brother we don't care about that they're underground bunker is not deep enough. For me, that scene did nothing.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Some generally emotional scenes include the family in the library and the lead character discovering the death of a relative.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The ending felt off to me. We needed more involvement with the lead and this love of his before he decided to return to her. It was a nice feeling but not impacting for the viewer. He should have stayed with the little girl, whose relationship with him had been built up on screen.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My only other issue is, with all of the violence and destruction... why is every house you see in this film a massive, clean, beautiful, italian house with an orange tint effect. Where is all the rioting? It seems to be happening elsewhere in the film, but not by these homes.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">I know there are grubby looking houses in Perth so I find that to be a weird creative decision.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">But anyway, the story makes sense at least, even if it's a little bit stupid. If you're an <i>end of the world </i>movie watcher I'd suggest it. But for some more impacting emotion I'd suggest 'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World' which has a better version of the ending."</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Rotten Tomatoes Rating: <b>89%</b></i><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">IMDB Rating:<b>6.6/10</b></i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164425413224549380.post-55114967289853324462015-01-10T08:52:00.001-08:002015-05-16T09:37:11.863-07:00Let's be Cops Review<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Let's Be Cops</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My Rating:</i><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> 5/10</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br />"I really like Jake Johnson as an actor, he seems to choose great roles and performs well. But Let's Be Cops probably won't stand up as memorable in his IMDB.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span>
<a href="http://cdn.hitfix.com/photos/5403832/letsbecops_featured_photo_gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.hitfix.com/photos/5403832/letsbecops_featured_photo_gallery.jpg" height="220" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The problem is, the idea is unique and fun but can only be taken so far. The characters insanity is very funny, how far they will take pretending to be police. But so much of it has been done before and eventually, once they are pretending enough it just becomes another police spoof.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">As we all know there are plenty of them around. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">So I end up finding myself comparing this film once again to Hot Fuzz, The Heat, Naked Gun and 22 Jump Street.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">It's fun as you'd expect but has no real emotional grip and not too much to really laugh or even smile about. Once they are police, the police jokes don't compare to those of other films. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Let's Be Cops is not as funny as The Heat but it's unique idea holds it up.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">I'd say this is a 'If it's on TV give it a try, but don't bother with purchase"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Here is my The Heat <a href="http://superquickreviews.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/the-heat-review.html">Review</a> " </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Rotten Tomatoes Rating: <b>18%</b></i><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">IMDB Rating:<b>6.6/10</b></i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164425413224549380.post-74957743056750046602015-01-10T08:27:00.001-08:002015-01-12T08:12:42.006-08:00Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Review<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My Rating:</i><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> 8/10</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">That is my review of this movie. I liked it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Also: It had Dick Van Dyke and Disney Peter Pan songs in it so win win."</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Rotten Tomatoes Rating: <b>63%</b></i><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">IMDB Rating:<b>6.5/10</b></i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164425413224549380.post-9246441614725824502015-01-10T08:11:00.000-08:002015-01-19T01:23:20.604-08:00Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Review<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</b><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My Rating:</i><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> 8.5/10</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">"This movie splits me right down the middle. Here is the problem, the animated monkeys were better written and better acted than the humans.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The humans were a bore. The lead human had no real reason to do the things he did, no driving force to be that friend or hero for the monkeys and no reason to be liked by the audience. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The other humans were more plot devises to help us see the moral dilemmas of the monkeys.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The other half of the film is the Apes, their survival, family, friendship and betrayal. I can't even explain how good this stuff is. Caesar, the big Ape on Campus and how the others see him is beautiful. I have to say that seeing the previous film may have assisted in my emotional enjoyment... perhaps. He is extremely likable. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">I'm not sure if it was deliberate but the Apes are a LOT more human than the humans. That comment SOUNDS like it might be impressive if it were deliberate. But I'm not so sure. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">I really wanted to like them and I think the film wanted me to as well. Sigh.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Humans aside this film could still make you tear. I almost did. In the end; the drama of the animated characters is so good, really so so good that I'm pushing the rating up."</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Rotten Tomatoes Rating: <b>90%</b></i><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">IMDB Rating:<b>7.8/10</b></i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164425413224549380.post-49761231158092993702015-01-10T05:11:00.000-08:002015-01-12T08:12:27.772-08:0022 Jump Street Review<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">22 Jump Street</b><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" /><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My Rating:</i><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> 10/10</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Through brilliant direction and acting from lead, Mia Wasikowska, we are thrown into a long and blindingly hot survival story. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">These things it does quite well. Particularly the first one. Ben Whishaw's voice stands out as the title role and what a perfect choice. I'm not going to mention old Colin's little story here because everyone else already has.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Every shot is beautiful with colours to match the moods and so many little touches throughout (Tree). The cast is perfect, no wrong doing there. Never thought I'd see Peter Capaldi and Nicole Kidman working off of each other so well. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The story overall is pretty good, basic but not entirely predictable. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My only problems with this film are as follows. Some scenes feel disconnected from each other. Scenes that are meant to follow on a characters path of development or a dramatic moment will then cut to that same character dealing with something else. Or the abrupt scene where Paddington is coincidentally placed outside of the school the daughter goes to and seen as a hero. Plus some of the action scenes just didn't feel right, whether it be because the bear looks ugly in some shots and cute in others or whether it was because it seemed out of place compared to the source material. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Source material aside this film gave Paddington a back story, and I really like it. It explains so much about the characters personality and growth before the films even started. It's not just a useless pre-title thingy.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Even though characters did seem to jump development in personality from scene to scene, the development was <i>still there</i>. </span></span></span><br />
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<i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Rotten Tomatoes Rating: <b>85%</b></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">IMDB Rating:6.3<b>/10</b></i></span></div>
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